Mending the Broken Bond: The 90-Day Answer to Developing a Loving Relationship with Your Child [Hardcover]

Dr. Frank Lawlis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 6, 2007

From The New York Times bestselling author of The IQ Answer, a guide to helping parents and kids learn to love each other again

In his bestselling The ADD Answer and The IQ Answer, Dr. Frank Lawlis provided thousands of parents with the valuable information they need in order to confront their children’s intellectual challenges. Now he takes on an even mightier challenge—helping parents and kids learn to love each other again.

From the chief content adviser on the Dr. Phil show, Mending the Broken Bond is for families that fight or cannot communicate effectively and for those who want to make their family relationships whole and loving. Loving Your “Lost” Child leads parents through a 90-day program of practical steps and action plans toward building a positive, loving, and healthy bond with their children. Whether parents are struggling with toddlers throwing temper tantrums, ten-year-olds who prefer videogames to talking, or rebellious teenagers, Dr. Lawlis’s prescriptive and practical methods teach parents how to repair their relationships and regain connection with their children. For parents who feel ignored and frustrated, Dr. Lawlis offers comfort, hope, and a clear way forward.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Author and psychologist Lawlis (also an adviser on the Dr. Phil television show) presents a three-month program designed to "restore the two-way flow of love between parents and children." Initially, Lawlis helps to "identify the original causes of a 'difficult child,' " offering sound solutions-perhaps as simple as cutting back a manic schedule: "Children of all ages need downtime." Next, Lawlis methodically leads participants through a series of chapters that help uncover a family's unique challenges, strengths and weaknesses, which point the way forward. Each phase of the program includes helpful quizzes and exercises to aid participants in identifying problems and reshaping their roles, responses and relationships. Topics are varied and occasionally innovative, including "Sour Brain Phenomenon" ("those minds that are crippled by chemical pollution of one sort or another"), the importance of "Nurturing Meals," and "Natural Healing Powers" (touch, scent) that anyone can practice. At times the self-help vocabulary is a little cloying, (e.g., "Feel it and Then Heal It," "Relating Not Dictating"), but Lawlis' reassuring voice and fully-fleshed program, coupled with frequent examples of family success stories, offer effective ideas for disconnected families.
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Review

“In the IQ Answer, Dr. Lawlis applies his groundbreaking research to help every one of us face life’s challenges with more strength and creativity than we ever thought possible.”
—Dr. Phil McGraw

“Exciting and empowering.”
—Publishers Weekly

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Viking Adult; 1 edition (September 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670018341
• ISBN-13: 978-0670018345
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #658,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A solid handbook on bonding with your children, July 28, 2008

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Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mending the Broken Bond: The 90-Day Answer to Developing a Loving Relationship with Your Child (Hardcover)

Parental love for a child is one of the strongest emotional bonds. However, love alone does not guarantee a healthy, solid relationship or a happy, confident and well-adjusted child. And isn't that what you want the most? Dr. Frank Lawlis shows you how to channel your love so that you can be a successful parent. Each chapter focuses on one of the 10 steps Lawlis suggests to build, reshape and strengthen the bonds between you and your child. His steps include learning effective communication, managing behavioral challenges, and developing the ability to cooperate, heal and forgive. The book overflows with helpful quizzes, exercises and real-life examples, adding structure and life to his advice. Although Lawlis crafts his plan to fit a 90-day schedule, getAbstract suggests that parents seeking guidance concentrate on the chapters that address their specific concerns.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gave as a gift, May 18, 2008

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Carol Wilson (Edgewood, Tx) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mending the Broken Bond: The 90-Day Answer to Developing a Loving Relationship with Your Child (Hardcover)

Excellent companion to help with your parenting. I have given it to several people in my life who were struggling with reaching their child; age ranges 7-16 years. Much of the information can be self-applied. Great buy.

13 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must, January 9, 2008

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This review is from: Mending the Broken Bond: The 90-Day Answer to Developing a Loving Relationship with Your Child (Hardcover)

recommend this read for all parents, easy to understand,and will change your thoughts about parenting